Iowa - Linn County - Historic Districts
Linn County Iowa (Historic Districts) has 23 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Grant Wood's "Fall Plowing" Rural Historic Landscape District and May's Island Historic District, Ash Park Historic District, Bohemian Commercial Historic District and Central City Commercial Historic District.

The famous person Grant Wood is associated with one of more of the Linn County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Linn County places including Hunter & Hatton, James A. Wetmore, Charles A. Dieman, Frederick B. Notbohm, Dennison & Hirons, Jan F. Janko, Paul Sigmund, Amos H. Connor, Glenn O. Pyle and Albert Jansa. Prominent architectural styles found in Linn Country are Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals and Bungalow/Craftsman.

Ash Park Historic District (added 1993 - - #93000899)
5th--7th Aves. N, between 6th and 8th Sts. NW , Mount Vernon
Boscophotos, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Hartung, Daniel C.
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
B Avenue NE Historic District (added 2013 - - #13000692)
B Ave., NE. from 15th to 21st Sts., Cedar Rapids
Akaymcd, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Bohemian Commercial Historic District (added 2002 - - #02001539)
1000 to 1300 Blks of 3rd St. SE and 100 to 200 Blcks of 14ths Ave SE , Cedar Rapids
Kepper66, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Dennison & Hirons
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
European, Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Recreation And Culture, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Financial Institution, Meeting Hall, Mortuary, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Theater
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary
Current Sub-function:
Business, Department Store, Financial Institution, Mortuary, Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Cedar Rapids 2nd Avenue SE. Automobile Row Historic District (added 2015 - - #15000749)
Cedar Rapids, Cedar Rapids
Akaymcd, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1974 AD
Cedar Rapids Central Business District Commercial Historic District (added 2015 - - #15000757)
Cedar Rapids, Cedar Rapids
Boscophotos, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1974 AD
Central City Commercial Historic District (added 2003 - - #02001027)
E. Main St. 300-400 blk., N. 4th St. to Commercial , Central City
ArtisticAbode, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Sigmund, Paul
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Transportation, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Fire Station, Post Office, Single Dwelling, Storage
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling, Storage
Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District (added 1980 - - #80001456)
Also known as See Also:King Memorial Chapel
Roughly bounded by RR tracks, College Blvd., N. 10th, N. 8th, and S. 3rd Aves., N. 2nd and S. 4th Sts. , Mount Vernon
ArtisticAbode, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Greek Revival, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
College, Educational Related Housing, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Education, Religion
Current Sub-function:
College, Educational Related Housing, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Dows Street Historic District (added 2003 - - #02001026)
Dows St. bet. State and Main Sts. , Ely
ArtisticAbode, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Transportation, Community Planning And Development, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Fire Station, Post Office, Single Dwelling, Storage
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling, Storage
Grant Wood's "Fall Plowing" Rural Historic Landscape District (added 2003 - - #03000476)
0.5 mi. N of jct. of Matsell Ln. and Stone City Rd. , Viola
Kev319, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Wood, Grant
Significant Year:
1931
Area of Significance:
Art
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Landscape, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Animal Facility, Natural Feature, Road-Related, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Animal Facility, Natural Feature, Single Dwelling
Janko, Jan F. and Antonie, Farmstead District (added 2000 - - #00001079)
Also known as Site No. 57-00620
4021 Vista Rd. , Ely
Boscophotos, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Janko, Jan F.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
European, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
Marion Commercial Historic District (added 2009 - - #09000930)
560-748 10th., 958-1298 7th Ave., 760-96 11th St., 766-76 13th St., 1108 8th Ave., and 969 6th Ave. , Marion
James.Heires, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Connor, Amos H., Dieman, Charles A.
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Social History
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Library, Meeting Hall, Monument/Marker, Mortuary, Religious Structure, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Health Care, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Medical Business/Office, Monument/Marker, Museum, Park, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
May's Island Historic District (added 1978 - - #78001240)
Between 1st and 5th Aves. on May Island , Cedar Rapids
Davumaya, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wetmore,James A., Hunter & Hatton
Architectural Style:
Moderne, Beaux Arts
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Federal, Local
Historic Function:
Government, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Capitol, Civic, Correctional Facility, Government Office
Current Function:
Government, Social
Current Sub-function:
Capitol, Civic, Correctional Facility, Government Office
Minor, Josias L. and Elizabeth A., Farmstead District (added 2000 - - #00001080)
Also known as Site No. 57-00508
7500 Ely Rd. , Ely
ArtisticAbode, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Minor, Josias L.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
Monroe Elementary School Historic District (added 2015 - - #15000751)
Cedar Rapids, Cedar Rapids
Akaymcd, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Modern Movement
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974 AD
Mount Vernon Commercial Historic District (added 1993 - - #93000898)
1st St. between 2nd and 1st Aves., N. , Mount Vernon
ArtisticAbode, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Josselyn and Taylor
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Specialty Store
Notbohm Mill Archaeological District (added 2000 - - #99001383)
Also known as Lafayette Mill, Site 13LN296
Address Restricted , Alburnett
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Historic Significance:
Event, Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Industry, Engineering, Historic - Non-Aboriginal
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Processing
Current Function:
Other
Oak Hill Cemetery Historic District (added 2013 - - #13000243)
Roughly bounded by Mt. Vernon Rd., SE., 15th St., SE., S.& E. lot lines, Cedar Rapids
ABreiholz, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
Area of Significance:
Architecture, European, Landscape Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Our Mother of Sorrows Grotto Historic District (added 2015 - - #14000213)
Cedar Rapids, Cedar Rapids
Boscophotos, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Art, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949 AD
Podhajsky--Jansa Farmstead District (added 2000 - - #00001082)
Also known as Site No. 57-05506
Hoosier Creek Rd. , Ely
Boscophotos, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Jansa, Albert
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
European, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
Pucker Street Historic District (added 2002 - - #02001013)
Bounded by 13th St., 9th Ave., 20th St., and 8th Ave. , Marion
ArtisticAbode, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Pyle, Glenn O., Dieman, Charles A.
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Redmond Park--Grande Avenue Historic District (added 2001 - - #01000994)
Roughly bounded by US 151, Nineteenth St., and Washington Ave. , Cedar Rapids
Boscophotos, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education, Landscape, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Park, Religious Structure, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Education, Landscape, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Park, Religious Structure, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Second and Third Avenue Historic District (added 2000 - - #00000926)
1400 to 1800 blks of Second Ave. SE and Third Ave. SE , Cedar Rapids
Kepper66, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Josselyn & Taylor
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Terrace Park Historic District (added 2006 - - #06000953)
Roughly bounded by 10th Ave., 9th Ave., 11th St. and E side of 12th St. , Marion
ABreiholz, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Church Related Residence, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
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